Composition railway-tie.



A. GIULIANI.

COMPOSITION RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 21, 1913 1,104,253, Patented July 21, 19%

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ALFREDO GIULIANI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES J'. WALKER AND ONE-FOURTH TO MICHAEL A. SCUDI, BOTH OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMPOSITION RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1913.

Patented July 21, 1914. Serial No. 768,935.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFREDO GIULIANI, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Composition Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in composition railway-ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

It has for its object to provide a composition for the above purpose which is water, fire, rust, decay and vermin proof and indestructible, and which will not expand or contract, and which by its elasticity and tensile strength will stand any strain that it is subjected to without afiecting it, thereby avoiding the defects of decay of a wood tie and the falling out of the rail spikes.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my tie showing the spike holes; Fig. 2 is a side view showing reinforcing rods; F ig. 3 shows the underside of the top of a mold, used in molding the tie; Fig. 4 shows a rail spike with projections.

In the drawings, in which like numerals of reference denote like parts throughout the several views, is shown a railway tie, 1, of rectangular form, with spike holes, 2, therein to receive the spikes, 3, and reinforcing rods, 5, disposed longitudinally in the tie. It is obvious that the tie may be of any suitable form; the holes may be suited to receive any suitable spikes; the rods may be of metal or anv suitable material or may be omitted. The composition of matter of the tie is macerated paper, cement, sand and tar, in substantially the proportion, macerated paper tths, cement %th, sand %th, tar %th. The macerated paper in predominant parts is used to give the tie greater elasticity. The cement and sand are used to secure strength and to prevent expansion or contraction due to the elements. The tar is used to combine the other three ingredients,

to wit, macerated paper, cement and sand,

rods are used to make the tie compact, elastie and durable.

Fig. 3 shows the cover of the mold or form in which the composition is put in and compressed. The cover has four projections 6 which are intended to make four apertures into the tie to receive spikes,'the purpose of which is to overcome any diificulty when the spikes are being driven into it.

Fig. 4 shows a spike, 8, with five notches 3 the purpose of which is that when driven into the tie it will become difficult if not impossible to drop out, and thereby retaining the rail permanently in position.

It is obvious that the spike holes may be made in any suitable manner while the tie is being made or after, for instance by cores separate from the mold or by the driven spikes. It is also obvious that my composition can be used for artificial lumber other than railway ties, and when so used, can be cut, sawed, bored and nailed, but cannot be broken.

It is to be understood, of course, that the ingredients and their proportions may be varied within the law of equivalents.

What I claim is 1. A composition railway tie, comprising macerated paper tths, cement %th, sand th and tar %tl i 2. A composition for use in making artificial lumber, comprising macerated paper sths, cement %th, sand th and tar 3 th, substantially.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFREDO GIULIANI.

Witnesses:

WV. H. BRADY, EDGAR W. SMITH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. i 

